Villanova University

April 30, 2001

WORCESTER, MA- On Sunday, April 29, the Villanova Wildcat women's rowing team competed in the first annual Big East Women's Rowing Challenge, held on Lake Quinsigamond. The Wildcats entered crews in the event's six races - second novice eight, novice four, novice eight, varsity four, second varsity eight, and varsity eight. Villanova received phenomenal performances from their second novice eight and novice four en route to posting 54 points and finishing sixth in the nine-team regatta. Syracuse captured the challenge title by recording 107 points.

Villanova captured the victory in the second novice eight, by racing to a time of 7:15.89. The second place finisher, Georgetown, crossed less than a second later with a time of 7:16.48. The Wildcats continued to excel in the novice events, placing second and fifth in the novice four. The Villanova 'A' crew finished second with a time of 8:02.4, just six seconds behind the Hoyas of Georgetown. The Wildcat 'B' crew placed fifth with a finishing time of 8:43.22.

In the varsity eight, Villanova finished sixth after posting a time of 6:58.71. Syracuse won the event with a mark of 6:29.59. The Wildcats also placed in two other events, the novice eight and second varsity eight. In the novice eight, Villanova posted a time of 7:28.40 for seventh place, while in the second varsity eight they finished eighth.

OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS
Team		Points
  1.   	 Syracuse	 107
2.	Notre Dame	93
3.	Rutgers		79
4.	Boston College	75
5.	Georgetown	74
6.	Miami		57
7.	Villanova  	54
8.	Connecticut	42
9.	West Virginia	28

VARSITY EIGHT (GRAND FINAL)		NOVICE EIGHT (GRAND FINAL)
	Team		Time				Team		Time
1.	Syracuse	6:29.59			1.	Georgetown	6:56.84
2.	Rutgers		6:35.58			2.	Notre Dame	6:57.36
3.	Notre Dame	6:37.36			3.	Boston College	7:01.14
4.	Miami		6:43.00			4.	Rutgers		7:07.52
5.	Boston College	6:45.02			5.	Syracuse	7:09.14
6.	Villanova  	6:58.71			6.	Connecticut	7:17.72
VARSITY EIGHT (PETITE FINAL)		NOVICE EIGHT (PETITE FINAL)
	Team		Time				Team		Time
1. (7)	Georgetown	6:46.52			1. (7)	Villanova  	7:28.40
2. (8)	Connecticut	6:56.47			2. (8)	Miami		7:48.72
3. (9)	West Virginia	7:15.75

SECOND NOVICE EIGHT (GRAND FINAL)	NOVICE FOUR
	Team		Time				Team		Time
1.	Villanova  	7:15.89			1.	Georgetown	7:54.53
2.	Georgetown	7:16.48			2.	Villanova 'A'	8:02.4
3.	Boston College	7:31.36			3.	Connecticut	8:09.9
4.	Rutgers		7:40.28			4.	Syracuse	8:27.51
						5.	Villanova 'B'	8:43.22
						6.	Miami		8:47.71

SECOND VARSITY EIGHT (GRAND FINAL)	VARSITY FOUR
	Team		Time				Team		Time
1.	Syracuse	6:42.30			1.	West Virgina	7:33.08
2.	Notre Dame	6:43.18			2.	Syracuse 'A'	7:36.12
3.	Rutgers		6:49.57			3.	Notre Dame 'A'	7:45.67
4.	Georgetown	6:57.26			4.	Boston College	7:47.41
5.	Miami		7:02.5			5.	Notre Dame 'B'	7:48.65
6.	Boston College	7:03.81			6.	Syracuse 'B'	7:50.66
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT (PETITE FINAL)
	Team		Time
1. (7)	Connecticut	0:00.00
2. (8)	Villanova   	0:00.45